Pharmaceutical Care and Gastrointestinal Infections
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (9 August 2023) | Viewed by 232
Special Issue Editors
Interests: next generation probiotics; live biotherapeutics; gut microbiota; delivery systems; encapsulation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibiotic resistance surveillance; allergen management; bacteriocins; extremophile bacteria; functional foods; natural products; next-generation probiotics; plant-based food
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gastrointestinal infections have been attracting increased interest among the scientific community due to their link to diarrheal disease, recognized as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Traditionally, these conditions are treated with antibiotics, whose excessive use has been related to the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Associated with the lack of novel antimicrobial agents, antimicrobial resistance dissemination has been considered a major global public health issue. Thus, alternative therapeutics are urgently required. Recent studies in pharmaceutical care have pointed to several promising solutions, both for prevention and treatment, including probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, parabiotics, and natural compounds, among others.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather papers focusing on current pharmaceutical approaches to address gastrointestinal infections while promoting surveillance of antimicrobial resistance worldwide. Submissions (original papers and reviews) that contribute to the understanding and provision of relevant strategies to overcome these global health concerns are welcomed.
Dr. Daniela Machado
Dr. Joana Cristina Barbosa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- gastrointestinal health
- natural compounds
- parabiotics
- prebiotics
- probiotics
- synbiotics
